The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, April 09, 1914, Image 1
VOL XXVIII.
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Totally Destroyed by Flames
Which Caught by Accident
PARTIALLY INSURED
But the Loss is Still Very Severe on
on the Present Owners of This Business
Which had Been Built up
With Care.
Last Friday, just after the noon
hour, just after the plaut had started
up to work, a spark caught under
the roof of the Watcamaw Shingle
Co., and although one of the employees
saw it just as it bk zed up and
threw a bucket of water on it, still
the entiie plant building caught and
went up like tinder. The sparks
blew ficm one of the tall smoke
stacks of the plant. Frantic efforts
were made by the employees to stay
the flames, but all without avail.
The Conway fire department heard
the alarm and the tire engine was
quickly carried over. It got there
just as the fire was burning the
north corner of the old ice plant
building. The company could only
Lelp in saving other property from
catching near by.
The plant is located across the
lake from Conway. For some years
when first established it was run by
Mr. \V. H. Howell. Later it was
taken over by the holders of ceitiin
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uiui auu aiucc tuui* iiiiuu lb
has betn run by Mr. J. W. Little.
Mr. Little paid good attention to
the business and worked it up into
a very paying one that showed
steady dividends for the owners.
This is the second time it was
burned out.
The plant was partially covered
by insurance, but we are not imformed
as to the exact amount
None of the large slock of shingles
on the yard at the time were injured.
To the Corn and Cotton Club Boys.
I suspect, that you boys have your
acre thoroughly prepared and are
leady to plant and w< uld like to
know where to buy your guano. It
is not a bad idea to buy from the
companies which are helping you
aLd have been standing by you for
the past two or three years.
The following guano companies
offer guano. Ashepoo or B g O.
Guano Co., offers through Mr. Geo.
Hoiliday two tous high grade guano.
Acne Guano Co., offers through
Burroughs & Cull ns Co., one
ton of high grade guano.
W B Coi per Co., of Wilmington,
N. C., i fftrTb one ton high grade
n nunA
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Cc.Le tee Guano Co., offers
through Mr. Hinson Spivey. Colway,
S C., one half ton for. corn,
one half ton for cottjn.
Besides other pr z s 1 may get for
you, the two, boys making the b.-st
recoid geU a month training at
Ciemsor. Keep a good record of all
work and expenses.
S H Brown.
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y Movement fof Paving.
The recent talk o* paving the por tion
of Main Street extending from
the corner at Conway Savings Bank
to the Town Hall, and possibly that
portion of 3rd Avenue extending
from the Buck corner to the corner.occupied
by J. E. Nichols or the W
E. Porter s'ables, has borne fruit
and definite steps are now about to
^betaken by the business men |to get
the portion of Main Street above,
mentioned paved in the not very
distant future. The proposition to
pave the portion of Main Street men
tioned is to the effect that the property
owners on the east side of Main
Street will pay one third of the expense
of the work, the property
owners on the west side of Main
Strett will pay for another third of
tie cotrt, and perhaps the Towd
Council will pay the remaining
third, or manege to get it paid by
l%? A * l _ r* i. j
iuo /ibiauuu uuatt uiue tvauroaa
Company.
Several of the leading business
men are now talking of the matter,
ate? they feel such an interest in the
matter, tb. t there is no doubt they
will carry it through.
There is a preliminary however
that it seems necessary to settle
and arrange first, and that is the
laying of tewer pipes under the
, streets: It will not be well to lay
the paving first and then have to
tear it up to get the sewer pipes in;
so an attempt will be made to get
the town to run the sewer lines
along Main Street first, and then go
ahead with the paving. It is an improvement
that is greatly needed.
J, W. Bell of Bayboro was in Conway
one day last week.
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WELL ukuwN MECHANIC
Loses His Arm in Frightful Accident
at Conway Iron Works Last
Wednesday.
The ent r j business section of this
town was shocked last Wednesday
morning by an accident t) Capt. J.
L Dicier, while looking after tie
micbiicry at tte plant of Conway
Iron Works. While leaning agaiust
a support and trying to a tju&t the
feed of t le gr^st mill, it is thought
that this support gave away, and he
fell. In fulling his arm was caught
undorneuth the pulley near the mill,
and his arm was drawn under th i '
in such a manner that the limb was
mangled before the machiuory could
be stopocd. He was takeu at once
to the Burroughs imirmary where
an operation was performed and his
injured arm removed. At la?;t, an
courts on Wednesday he was doing
as well as could be expected.
Mr. Dexter came originally from
Marion County. For many years
he has been the manager of tie Conway
Iron Works. In odditioi. to tae
wood and iron working depai ttnents,
they run a cotton giu aud grist mill, 1
by means of a large gas engine pow- *
er. The grist mill was being run
when the accident happened with
such deplorable results to this well
known aud highly respected citizen,
lie is a good mechanic, and b. sides
he owns stock in the company.
Many friends sympathized with him
and his family.
Mr. Dozier's arm was amputated
just below the elbow. He has been
doing well considering the circumstances
and was able to be up a
short while several days ago.
Land Sales Monday.
An unusually large sale of real
estate was made last Monday at the
court house under orders from court
The crowd attending t ie sale was
larger than usual and the prices
realiized were quite satisfactory to
those concerned. The follow! ug
tracts were sold as stated.
Thp pet.iito n f T W n.. ^~r KfiA
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acres, more or less, went to L. C.
Dunn, J, P, Dunn and C. Pi. Dunn,
for the sum of $1555 00
The estate of W. H Porter was
purchased by G. W. King for the
sujc of $525 (10.
The estate of W. E. Porter consisting
of one half acre where the
stables and lesidence are situate in
the Towk of Conway went to L. D.
MatGiath fcr the sum of something i
mora than $5000 00 and between i
that amount at.d s-ix thousand.
The Uardwicke and Betbea land
in Bayboro, commonly known as t ie
Baker land went tj the, B^uk ol
Loris for the f-ura of $5000 00
The I-anc B Parker place at Nixonville,
where the stire is situate,
went to Burroughs & Coll'ns Co., i
for the sum of $2000 00.
Eight len acres in Bayboro formerly
owned by C. J Todd was pur
chas-ed by Burroughs & Collins Co.,
for the sum of $155 00. 1
The iaLd of D. 11 Eutrill, nea**
Loris, was bid in by him at an
amount more than suHi .dent to pay
two mortgages there was against
the property,
Conway Methodist Church.
Services for Easter Sunday, April
12.h: Sunday School at J.45 a in.
Preaching at 11 a m. Special munc
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1a uemg provided. Fpworih League
at 3.30. Mother'e Day exercises of
the Elementary Department of the
Sunday School at 4 p m. Preaching
at 8 p m.
Prayer-meeting on Wednesday
night
Preaching at Four Mi'c School
Hiuse on Sunday afternoon.
A cordial welcome for all.
Albert D. Betbs,
Pastor.
A Methodist Bishop Coming.
Extensive preparations are being
made by the officers and members of
the Conway Methodbt Church for
the dedication of their handsome
oew church on Sunday, April tilth.
Bishop Collins Denny, D. D.. of
Richmond, Va., will preach and
dedicate the church. All former
pastors wf *;he Conway Church have
been invited to attend, and all the
MetbodUt pastors and members of
the county have also been invited.
Invitations will be extended to the
other Churches of our city to join
with the Methodist on this auspicious
occasion.
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Readirg, sinking and music at
school house Friday night April
10th. Adv.
The weather was very cool the
first of this week, but there was no
frost to amount to anything.
FOR SALE-Fine Devroc Jersey
pigs, bred from registered stock.
Apply to t, M Ludlam, Adrian, S C.
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DON WAY, S. C., THURSI
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Will Run for the Governship
Next Term
TIMES MAN'S ACCOUNT
Of Visit to His Home,--Progressive
Farmer,?Active in Halls of Legislature,?Hrief
Sketch of his Acts, as
Public Servant.
(From The Union Times, March 13,
1914)
The writer had the pleasure sometime
ago of visiting the farm of
Hon, Lowndes Browniug in Cross
Keys township.
Years ago, Mr. Browning realizjd
that the oue crop, all cottou, theory
of farming was a delusion and a
snare, and he began raising his own
meat and corn. It has been 24
years since he has had to use any
cotton money to buy meat for his
plantation. Not that he has not
bought bacon all these years, but
each year he has sold more than
enough hogs, hams and lard to buy
all the meat needed on his place
He his a very nice bunch of short
horn cattle and a line 11 >ck of Uunbaulliot
sheep. In fact, ho lives at
home.
lie is president of the County
Farmers Union, and during his administration,
this ergan'union has
put on new life, and is proying quite
beneficial to its members in ttie
purchase of fertilizers, and other
farm supplies.
Mr. Browning is very much intoresled
in the education of the rising
generation, and he takes great
nridrt in thp. mnsnlid sfhnni fK?t
bas beon established at Sedalia,
largely through his elTorts. As au
incentive to agricultural development.,
he has giyen the use of several
acres of land adjoining the school
lot, on which the school bo^rd will
have a experimental farm for three
years, profits to be used for the
schoolHe
has served several terms in
the house of representatives, during
the session of 1911-12 being chairman
of the Way and Means committee,
and the two appropriation bills introduced
by that committee were only
amended by the house to the
amount of 183.75. This is a record
that has never been equaled by the
Ways and Means committee of any
other term. The senate made few
changes, and the vetoes of the governor
were always opposed by a maj
irity of the house, in most instances
uy tae necessary two-thirds maj jrity.
Mr. Browning was the author of
the refunding bill of 1912, and
vbile this bill involed about $0000,1)00,00,
one of the largest financial
measures ever handled by the State,
the house of representatives passed
it without a dissenting voice, oven
without a aye and nay vote. When
it was yetoed by the governor it way
passed ever his veto in the house by
a vote of 79 to 10, and an equally
large maj jrity in the senate. This
act, if placed in operation should
save the taxpayers of the State
arjund $100,000 per year for twenty
years.
He was also the author of the
assylum bond issue joint resolution,
submitted to tbe people at the last
ftlRp.t.inn Whilrt this rftsmlnfci (\n fa.
WV/?>V'U. V ? ? - ? wwvawt V1I/M & \J
ceived a majority of the vctes, it
did not receive the two-thirds vote
which the resolution called for.
therefore did not become law. Had
this been enacted lot j law, it would
have proved a solution of this very
difficult problem, whioh is still unsettled.
lie was the author of the bill
which placed the selection cf commissioner
of agriculture in the hands of
tho people, thus putting this important
department of the government
on a parity with the other departments
of the State government,
He was the author of a number of
othtr bills of benetit to the State,
but too tedious to mention here.
Mr. Browning will be in the campaign
this summer as a candidate
.1 .1
lor governor, ana or ine numerous
candidates for this position already
announced, be is the only one who,
so far, has dared to outline a platform
of constructive legislation for
the future. fie has done this because
he is very anxious for the people
to have ample time to study and
digest the changes he proposes. In
other words, be does not want this
high position because he is a "good
fellow," or a congenial companion,
but because the legislation which be
advocates would be of great benefit
t j the people of our State. Therefore,
he wants the people to he informed,
and have ample time to digest
toese ma.t jrs, so that they can
vote intelligently at the primary.
He believes io honest election; he
does not care particularly how th is
is brought about, so that every
white Democrat can vote in our
primary. He does believe that such
restrictions should be thrown around
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)AY, APRIL 9th 1914.
BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION
At List Conway and This Vicinity Has
One of These Modern Business
Concerns in the Making.
As will be seeu by reference to
our advertising columns this week,
there is at la t a building and loan
association to be established at Cot.wav.
For many years tho lack of a
company hereof tais kind has been
a drawback to progress and growth,
and the organiz ition of such an en- !
terprUe has been often urged in
the past. A notice in another column
states that on to Borrow,
April 10ih, books of subscription
wili be opened to tho People's
Building and Loan Association.
Signed to this notice as corporators
are Messrs. A. VV. Barrett, A. J.
Baker, A. E. GoldlinCh, Geo F.
Nissen, and D. A. Spivey, The
capital stock of tue company will he
fifty thousand dollars wilh the privi- i
lege of Increasing to oue hundred
thousand. 1 . will bo seen that, wilh
this amount of capital and the kind
of business men it will have at the
helm, it will bo able to play an impoi
tint part during the years to
come in the wonderful growth and
development of this section of the
State.
Clears Complexion?Removes Skin
Blemishes.
Why go through life embarrassed
and disfigured with pimples, eruptions,
blackheads, red rough skin, |
or sutTering the torturo3 of Eczema,
itch, teltor, salt rheum. Just ask
your Druggist for Dr. llobson s 1
Eczema Ointment. Eollow the simple
suggestions and your skin worries
are over. Mild, soothing, efTtCtive.
Excellent for babies uud delicate,
tender skin. ."'tops chrrning.
Always help?. Relief or money u..
50e, at your Druggist. Adv
the primary, as will prevent dead
men, radicals, Bull Mooses and residents
of other States, naming the.
standard bearers of the democracy
e n A i if -
oi OOULO Carolina.
He is in favor of a thorough reform
of our school laws, so that it
shall become the duty of the Stite,
and not of the various counties, to
educate the children of the Slate. !
It is coutrary t3 ali public policy,
that negro children in any county
shall receive more per capita for <
their education than white children,
of another county, as is now the
case.* All are the children of the
State of South Carolina, and n't of i
any specific county; therefore, it is
the duty of the State to see that
each child has an equal opportunity
to obtain a common school education.
He is in favor of a thorough re <
form of our taxing department, so
that the burdens of government
will fall on those most able to boar
it and who receive the greatest 1
benefit from it. Astt present organized,
the taxing departmjnt of 1
our government expends its greatest
energy placing every mangy pig,
lousy calf, bankrupt stock of goods,
and all half worn household and
kitcheo furniture, on the tax books,
while many just sources of revenue
are left untouched.
In other words, under our present
tax laws, our tax oflljials are, with
devct?d 7.3a', catching the measly
revenues that drip from the spigot,
while the bung is left wide open,
and just revenu js, that should enrich
the c< fTers of the State, are allowed
toll aw ii ta the pockets of
Drivate individuals and p.ornorn
lions.
He believes that our land-holdings
in this State are entirely too large,
and that for the greatest development
and prosperity of our State,
we should have a largo increase of
white citizens who own their homes,
He feels that he knows the necessary
legislation to bring this ab ut,
and in the campaign ibis cummer,
will develop this idea.
He also believes that our present
laws in regard to land titles work a
great hardship on the owner, when
he wishes to hypothecate his lands
to borrow money. He is in favor of
adopting the Torrens System of
Mand registration as rapidly as the
needs of the people require.
There are a number of other reforms
of minor importance, that
would be of benefit to our State,
and these he will also bring to the
attention of the people during the
campaign.
In closing this brief sketch it is
not amiss to say that Mr. Browning
is a man of pleasing personality, loyal
to his friends and considerate of
all. He is, nevertheless, a man of
9trong character and great determination.
He will make himself felt
in the race for governor this summer,
Adv.
The Ladles Aid Society of the Methodist
Church will hold an entertainment'
next Friday Dight, April 16th, called
Trip Around the World." Full an-,
Qouncements will be made next week,
valiU
WWm
Gathered By the Herald
Man in a Week
CAUGHT IN THE PASSING
Stray Hits of Local and Personal' News
---Some of Those Mentioned You
Know?Others You May Not Know
Happening Around the Town
J G. Allen was In Conway last
Friday.
The People's Tobacco Warehouse
is well under way.
M A Home was in Conway last
Friday on business.
II J Floyd of Nichols was amontf
those in Conway laid week.
S S Sarvis of Socastee spent last
Friday in Conway on business.
Entertainment at school house
Friday ni^ht April 10th. Adv.
M. I). B'ackburn of Tabor was in
Conway la^t Monday on business.
L H I'hillips was amon^ those
visiting Conway during court week.
Z Q Bullock and C C Bullock wore
both in Conway on business last
week.
Mrs M. W. Collins is visiting relatives
and friends at Beuneltsville,
S. C.
J M Causey was a pleasant caller
at the Herald otlioe oue day last
week,
E W Small added his name to the
Herald list as a subscriber last
week.
Or. J. K. Stalvey of Bucksport
?.?UedConway on business one day
last week.
Mrs A, B. Stalyey arriyed last
week and visited Mrs R .T SiAccirknu
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while here.
Miss Josio Harper and Ulrich liar
per of Toddville spent last Friday
night in Conway.
He amused at the school house Friday
night April 10th, and help the Contonian.
Adv.
S. J. Lewis, a well known farmir
died suddenly at his home a few
miles from Conway last Tuesday.
Maidens Forlorn and other interesting
attractions at school house
Friday night April lOthi Adv.
Misses Kathleen Sessions and
Margaret Howell spent the week
end at home from the Horry Industrial
School.
F. F. Covington was here several
days last week after the adjournment
of court engaged in his insurance
business.
Miss Roberta Cooper of Socaatee
was an arrival in Conway last week
to visit her sister, MrsS. S. Sarvis.
J'.
The bovs and girl9 from the Industrial
School spent the latter part
of last weal; in Conway on account
of the Educational Rally here.
The people of the Greenwood section
recently completed a telephone
line from this point to their residences.
Among those who have
stock are Messrs. W. D, Edwards,
R J Beverly, Leon Burrough, Jim
McCracken, B H, Woodward, Mrs.
Bettie Long. It is quite a convenience
for the people of that community.
J. C. Spivey brought to the Herald
office last week the first irish potatoes
we have had the pleasure of
seeing, that is, as to this year'r
crop. They are small of course, but
wonderful in size and appc arance for
this early time in the season. He
has plenty more.
The contractors for moving the
old wooden building for Dr. E. Norton,
had bad luck with the job after
reaching Laurel Street. The difficulty
was in turning the building
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ii-uKbuwise wiii me street. The
building was rolled out into the
street and then the work of trying
tj turn it commenced. Tbey remained
at iho same spot all of last
week.
There was a collision last Thursday
morning between Clem Proctor
driving a motor cycle, and Mayor
H. P. Little, who was drlying his
Hudson car. The smash tiok place
in the street which has frequint
turns near the residence of Mr.
Charles Dusenbury. Carelessness
was perhaps the oaut?e. The motor
cycle was broken all to pieces and
the driver was In serious danger
but fortunately was not hurt very
badly. In falling his head missed
the oross ties on the railroad track
by only a few inohes.
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No. 52 i
I EDUCATIONAL RALLY
I Come off Last Friday and Saturday ^
and was Well Attended
The educational rally held by the >
Horry County Toacher'9 Association
came otT at Conway on last Friday
and Saturday, and was a great 8UC.
cess in nearly every way.
The Declamatory and Reading
contest at the Burroughs School
Auditorium on Friday evening was
very interesting and instructive,
and attracted a large crowd to witness
the exorcises. The schools of
the county were pretty generally
aud ably represented.
Tho field contests and athletic
features of the rally were drawing
cards for many visitors here during
the latter part of the week. There
wero two gatne9 of base ball at the
grounds near the court house between
ihe boys of the Horry Industrial
School and the Conway team.
Death of Mary Singleton.
Mary Singleton, an aged lady Hying
in the vicinity of Conway departed
this life on last Monday at a
few minutes after f> o'clock, in the
71th >oar of, her age. She died at
the residence of her son, Mr, J. B.
Siugleton.
Commencement at Kingston School.
The following program has been
arranged fnr the commencement exorcises
at Kingston School on Saturday
night. April lltb.
What a Woman Should Do, by a
boy.
Wives' Namos, by a boy.
Only One Tor th, by a boy.
Tableaux, by 2 girls and 2 boys,
! Composition on oxen, by a boy.
Tjfthnr l)nv 'A irirlo nnH 1
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Mary Had a Little Lamb, by two
girls.
C) ily a Mule, by a boy.
Composition on a Pig, by a boyi
A Drill, by 12 tdrls.
Gen. George Washington by two
boys. 1
A Drill, by 7 boys and 7 girls.
An L. L. D., by two boys.
A Parting Toast, by a boy.
Exercises will begin prompt'v/ at J
8 o'clock. Everybody coMMra?/^ 4
vited.
Our distinguished Superintendent
of Education is expected to be present
and deliver an address on Education.
Andrew J. Cox,
Miss Agnes Stroud. I
Notice of Sale.
Under and by virtue of the power and
authority In me vested, I will offer for
sale to the highest bilder for cash, before
the court house door, at Conway, S.
C., during legal hours of aile, on salesday
in May, next, it being the 4th day of
said month; all ana singular that certain \
certillcate No. 4, for five shares of stock
of the par value of $10.00 each, in the
Farmers Tobacco Warehouse and Storage
Company; issued to 8. M. Stevens, dated
Nov. 5th, 1910.
W. L. Bryan, Administrator of
the estate of S. M. btevens Sr., Dec'd.
Notice.
The firm of Boyd & Tompkins
formerly doing business at
Adrian, S, C , has been dissolved
by mutual agreement of the partners.
The business will be continued
and run from now on under the
firm name of Kelley Tompkins, he
haying bought in all the interest of i
the said firm heretofore known as '
Boyd & Tompkins.
All persons who stand any way
indebted, either by way of lien9,
mortgages or open accounts, to the
said firm of Boyd & Tompkins will
please call at the law office of E. S.
n tv i *
w, uatcer ana arrange same on the '
20bh day of April, 1914, or as soon '
thereafter as may be practicable.
April 7, 1914, Adrian, S. C.
Keiley Thompkins.
RoYflL
BAILING
POWDER ;
A n r f
m runs, vjrape v,rcam
Tartar Baking Powder
Royal Baking Rowdor
Improves the flavor
and adds to the healthfulness
of the foodm
Cores Oil Seres, Otfcer I sallies Till Cir? [
The worst cases, no nutter of bow lone standing, '
are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Da i
Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. It tsUeittL i'
Pain and lleala at tbe sane